No Efforts by Democrats to Turn Out Wheeler
Associated Press reports Washington dispatch on the sixty eighth Congress resuming after six months. The House passes a memorial resolution for Woodrow Wilson and debates ending semi monthly cotton crop reports. Senator Harris sees no repeal chance. American Funding Commission reviews French debt talks. Wheeler remains in the party per Democratic leaders. Senator Borah returns donor list stating $91? in expenses.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Congress
House
Senate
Woodrow Wilson
Department of Agriculture
New York
New Orleans
Co-Operative Cotton Association
William J. Harris
Georgia
American Funding Commission
Mellon
Jusserand
Wheeler
Montana
Robinson
Arkansas
Borah
Idaho
Secretary of State
Jones Named Republican Senate Whip
Senator Wesley L. Jones of Washington was today named Republican whip in the Senate.
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Jones
Washington, D. C
Wesley L. Jones
Washington
Senate
U.S. Senate Faces Infighting Over La Follette Split
Washington reports that in the coming months important general legislation will be pursued with slim chances of passage. The insurgent La Follette bloc in the Senate has been read out of the party by Republicans, with possible reprisals uncertain. The House moves to the Interior Department appropriation and other supply measures as committee actions continue, while vacancies from recent deaths reshape committee assignments.
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Washington
la Follette
Wisconsin
Senate
Republican Committee On Committees
House
Interior Department
Appropriations Committee
Regular Meeting of the Odd Fellows Tuesday Night
The regular monthly meeting of the 1.O0.F. will be held Tuesday evening at 7:30 at the Odd Fellows Hall. Officers to serve for the ensuing six months will be elected and all members are urged to be present.
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ODD Fellows
Odd Fellows Hall
Jusserand Part of Roosevelt Era Strenuous Brotherhood
The departure of Jules Jusserand as French ambassador recalls the tight bond with Theodore Roosevelt. They hunted, hiked, and debated history and sport, with Jusserand often on equal footing with the president. The arc of their camaraderie helped shape Washington diplomacy and offended Britain’s formal approach.
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Washington
Jules Jusserand
France
T. R
Jusserand
Roosevelt
White House
Henry Lodge
Lodge
Jusserard
Theodore
Mortimer Durend
Great Britain
Teddy
James Bryce
Lord Bryce
Mortimer
Bryce
Big Stick
Ananias Clik
Truth-Tellers Say Business Improves Despite Tightening Markets
A mix of candid assessments shows many claim the economy is gradually improving even as firms face tighter credit and cautious spending. Executives and analysts describe modest gains in demand, productivity, and investment, though outlook remains uneven across industries.
Business Outlook Bright Says Chamber President
Richard F. Grant, president of the Chamber of Commerce of the United States, says the business outlook is encouraging and that the country will uphold its fundamental principles. He forecasts rising volumes in basic commodities and a prosperous 1925, with widespread merchandise distribution and price adjustments aiding producers, though regional fluctuations will remain.
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Business Outlook
Bright
Chamber
Richard F. Grant
Chamber of Commerce of the
United States
Incex
Handcuffed Negro Leaps From Train in Escape
Candy Clark, a handcuffed Black man wanted by Forsyth authorities, leaped from a fast Southland train near Waycross as it neared the city. He escaped despite likely injuries. bloodhounds could not track him as the train slowed entering the city.
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Waycross
Candy Clark
Forsythe
Southland
Three Prisoners Escape From Atlanta Pen
Atlanta Dec 1 Two honor prisoners Mack Brawly 31 and George Faillips 22 both with short terms escaped Sunday afternoon from the Atlanta federal penitentiary work farm. Their absence was found Sunday night as no guards watched those on the farm. A third prisoner from West Virginia escaped last Friday making three in three days. Brawly would have finished Feb 1 1925 and Phillips April 4. Brawly was jailed for forgery from Abingdon WV and began serving December 1922. Phillips was sentenced to two years for sending obscene matter through the mails from Bluefield WV.
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Atlanta
Mack Brawly
George Faillips
Nady
West Virginia
Brawley
Phillips
Fedral
Abingdon
W. Va
Atlanta Federal Penitentiary
Bluefield
Safety of His Two Worried Boy Emperors
Pekin December 1. Fears for his own safety and that of his two wives caused Hsuan Tung the deposed boy emperor of China and last of the Manchu dynasty to take refuge at the home of Ambassador Yoshhizawa the Japanese representative in Pekin. He had left the palace after Fang Yu Hsiane and Chang Tso Lin decided to eject the young royalist from the ancient palace.
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Pekin
Hsuan Tung
China
Imperial
Forbidden City
Yoshhizawa
Hsuan
Fang Yu Hsiane
Chang Tso Lin
Armed Communists Attack Estonian Public Buildings
In Reval Esthonia at 5 30 this morning armed Communists attacked government and military buildings. Officials say the assault was promptly suppressed and order restored with no disturbances reported in other towns or provinces.
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Associated Press
Reval Esthonia
Armed men seize station in Reval areas battle
From Helsingfors reports say gunmen occupied the railroad station in the Esthonian capital and tried to capture the telegraph and telephone offices. Several killed including policemen among those noted.
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Helsingfors
Finland
Reval
Norway Celebrates 900th Anniversary of Christianity
London dispatch notes Norway marked its nine hundredth anniversary of Christianity with a memorial service in a tiny church near Bergen. The church dates to 1024 when King Olav established the Christian faith, following two centuries of Viking contact with Christian Europe.
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London
Norway
Foster
Bergen
Olav
Europe
Congressman Crisp Leaves Americus for Washington
Congressman Charles R. Crisp traveled to Washington to attend the sessions of the 68th Congress. Mrs. Crisp stayed behind but plans to join him later in the month.
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Charles R. Crisp
Americus
Washington
Crisp
Liner Minnekahda Afloat Effort Fails Off Gluckstadt
The liner Minnekahda traveling from New York to Plymouth Cherbourg and Hamburg ran ashore off Gluckstadt Germany yesterday evening. Five tugs could not free her but hope to float her at the next high tide.
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Associated Press
London
Minnekahda
New York
Plymouth
Cherbourg
Hamburg
Gluckstadt
Germany
Barn and Contents Destroyed by Fire
Early Saturday morning a fire at E. L. Bell's Adars station farm in Lee County destroyed nine large barns and their contents including thirteen mules eleven hogs wagons and farm machinery. The loss is estimated at $10,000 with only the barn insured. Bell woke at 2 a.m. to flames and could not reach the animals or equipment before the barn burned.
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E. L. Bell
Adars Station
Lee County
Bell
Senator George Pay Be Federal Judge
A rumor from Washington suggests Senator Walt F. Gorge may be offered the federal court bench seat to fill the vacancy created by Judge Alex G. King's recent resignation. Senator George passed through Atlanta en route to Washington, and the report surfaced after he had departed.
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Atlanta
Washington
Waltz F. Gorge
Alex GC. King
George
FAPIMEP defeats by Black person I$ deceased
Valdosta dispatch reports Lewis Winn a 47 year old farmer merchant from West Lake Florida died from head blows delivered yesterday by Lawson Zipsper a Black man He was arrested and jailed at Jasper for the attack authorities noted Winn succumbed today to injuries inflicted in the assault
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Associated Press
Valdosta
Lewis Winn
West Lake
Fla
Lawson Zipsper
Zipper
Jasper
Four Die In Gotham Rooming House Fire
Four persons perished in a five story rooming house blaze on West 63rd Street in New York. Twelve others were injured, some likely fatally, in the early morning fire.
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New York
West 63Rd Street
Little Joe Stands Firm in Standings Challenge
In a bold display, Little Joe asserts resolve to back up efforts and not back down from critical counts, signaling steadfast competition stance and readiness to face strong rivals. The remark underscores confidence and readiness to defend position in ongoing rivalry.
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WWE
Egypt completes Sudanese evacuation after Stack crisis
Cairo reports the evacuation of Sudan is complete and British forces are rounding up mutineers from the Eleventh Sudanese battalion. Lord Allenby calls the Khartoum situation satisfactory as negotiations between British officials and Ziwar Pasha’s government proceed smoothly amid ongoing school strikes.
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Cairo
Egypt
Lee Stack
Sidar
Sudan
Khartoum
Lord Allenby
Sondon
Eleventh
Ziwar Pasha
Egyptian troops move to Abbasia barracks after Khartoum raid
Cairo reports fourth battalion of Egyptian infantry arrives from Khartoum and will be confined at Abbasia barracks for a week. No further arrests occur, 34 detainees questioned by the public prosecutor. A Liberal-constitutional delegation protests arrests. United Kingdom dispatches describe Egypt as orderly and Sudan as easier, with mutiny origins unclear.
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Cairo
Khartoum
Abbasia
Liberal Constitutional Party
Zagloul Pasha Secures Europe Trip for Health
Cairo reports Zagloul Pasha the former Egyptian premier has obtained a passport to Europe and will visit a health resort in France or Italy.
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Zagloul
Europe
Cairo
Zagloul Pasha
Istian
Ministers of Finance to Meet January Sixth
Paris report states a meeting of finance ministers was rescheduled to January 6 to finalize the reparations amount to be received from Germany under the program. The move aims to set a definite figure and advance the postwar financial arrangement.
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Ministers OF Finance
Paris
Germany
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